3 Proposals For Replacing Seattle's Viaduct

Washington State Dept. of transportation offers 3 proposals for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

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August 12, 2006, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"While the state has decided how it would build a tunnel to replace the viaduct, the shape of a possible new elevated structure is very much is flux.

So much so that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday presented three new ideas to the Seattle City Council, which is on record supporting the tunnel."

These are the ideas presented to the City Council:

1) A new viaduct built similar to the West Seattle Bridge ...

2) A cable-stay bridge ...

3) A side-by-side roadway with a park on top ...

Thanks to Felix Sukhenko

Read the full story: State offers 3 decidedly different designs for viaduct

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 in The Seattle Times

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